Fur stole convertible to a jacket



Feb. 23, 1954 M. KocH 2,669,721

FUR STOLE CONVERTIBLE TO A JACKET Filed Feb. 4, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Feb. 23, 1954 M.. KOCH 2,669,721

FUR STOLE CONVERTIBLE TO A JACKET Filed Feb. 4, 1952 v2 sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR. MAX K 0C H TTORNE Y Patented Feb. 23, 1954 Max Koch, N ew York, N. Y. appiiadonrehruary 4, 1952, serial No. .1269.762

8` Claims.

l The present invention relates to garments and more particularly to garments of the type ordinarily made of'lnxurious furs.

Generally, the present invention4 rcomprises a garment which is convertible at will, from a stole into .a sleeved jacket or vice versa.

` vByv providing a convertible garment of this character, a single garment effectively constitutes a two garment wardrobe.

An object of kthe invention is to `provide conceal'ed fastening means in the end `or tails of the stole and in the lower edge portions of the back thereof which will permit the ends of the stole to be. detaohably'secured within the lower edges of the rear portion to form two sleeves, thereby converting the stole into a jacket of the soecalled Bolero style. l l y A further object of the invention'is'to'provide pockets atv the lower edges of the back or rear portion of' the stole, within which the fastening means are disposed, these pockets being of suicient size to receive the ends of the-stole.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pocket. in each end or tail of the stole, in which fastening means are disposed', and which cooperate in detachabl-y securing the ends of lthe stole Within the rear pockets, the pockets in the ends of v .the stole serving to conceal the fastening meansdisposed therein while the garment is being worn as a stole. While worn as a jacket, the mutually engaging pockets both cooperate 'to conceal the iasteningineans.

Other and further objects will become apparent upon reading the following specifcationtogether with the accompanying .drawing formi-ng a part thereof.

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l is a perspective view showing the garment being worn as a stole.v

Fig. 2 is. a perspective View .showing the gar-- ment being worn as a jacket.

Fig. 3 is a rear View, illustrating the location of the mutuallftT engaging fastening means with the'garmentbeing worn as a Fig. li is a plan View of the stole laid out at, looking at the lining, the view being partly broken sectional View tak-en Aalong the line 5--5 of Fig.

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sectional view taken along the line Ll, looking in the direction of the sectional view taken along the line 5, looking in the direction of the (Cl. 2l-88) Zia Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along tri-eline v-l of Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 9 is a sectional View taken along the line'4l -S oi Fig. 3 and showing Ythe section of Fig. 5

in engagement with the section of Fig. 6.

Figs. l0, 11 and l2 are sectional views similar to Fig. 9, each ,illustrating a different modied form of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, the garment designated generally as is of symmetrical construction. The. same comprises .a central back covering portion' C, from which extend shoulder covering portions 25., 'Extending therefrom are front free hanging z portions 25a having lower ends or tails'zl. The

garmentis vshown beingworn as a stole, with the front portions 2da hanging' free, so that they 'extendv downwardly as indicated. The garment 2E?y is provided with an npstanding collar portion 2v2;-

" .vhich is shown notched at 23 (Fig. `3) for purposes "of styling and appearance. The garment 2B extends downwardly at the rear with a grace` ful curvature alongl the `lowermostedge at 2li to form the back portion 25a of suitable length.

The garment 2o comprises an outer coveringoi fur 25. The inner surface of the fur 2t is lined with a suitable lining of fabric 21, in the usual manner. I 'I ln order to secure the garment about the shoul ders of the wearer particularly when arranged as;

` av'jachet, an eye 2'8 Iis located'in the collar portion` 2,2 `,suitably spaced fromv the rear ornamental? notch 2? and is removably engageable with a h'ooli 23 located on the opposite side of collar 22 and at about the same distance from the notch 2s.

When eye 23 is in engagement with hook 29, the garment 25) will. hang symmetrically about` the shoulders of the wearer generally as shown in Fig. 2, with the collar closed. if desired, the collar may be closed when the ends are hanging free aS. inFig. l.

The end or tail portions 2l as shown in Fig. v1 are open at their lower extremities and arep'ro' vided with upwardly extending internal pockets 3%..v rlhe pockets 3i) are shown, by Way of illustration.y` as being open at both ends. Disposed in each of the pockets Sii is a transversely extending slide fastener 3l' (Fig. 4. and Fig. 5) 5 Slide fastener 3i is of the usual form of construction comprising tooth elements 32 clamped to fabric 33 and secured to the fur 26 by a row of stitching 3d. Reinforcement is provided by a tape 35, which is secured along the lower side thereof together with slide fastener 3l, by the row of stitching 34 and along its upper edge by a further row of stitching 36. At the lower edge of the interior of pockets 39 is a further reinforcing tape 31 which is also held at its upper edge by the row of stitching 34, and which is folded inwardly along with the fur 26 to form a finished lower edge or cuff held together by a row of stitching 38.

Disposed above the lower edge of the rear 25a of the garment and spaced at each side of the curved portion 24 are further pockets 46, each pocket being open along its lower edge. The lower edge of each pocket coincides with the lower edge of the rear portion of the garment. The pockets 40 are large enough to receive and retain the ends or tails 2| of garment 29 together with their end pockets 30.

Each of the pockets 40 (Fig. 6) comprises a fabric wall 4| adjacent to the lining 21 and secured thereto at its lower edge by a row of stitching 42. The opposite or outer side of each pocket 40 comprises a fabric wall 43 secured to fur 26 by a row of stitching 45. Two strips of fabric 46 and 41 are secured between the upper edges of the fabric walls 4| and 43 by this row of stitching 45 and the lower edges of fabric strips 46 and 41 are folded inwardly and secured together by a row of stitching 49.

Secured between strips 45 and 41 by the row of stitching 49, is the fabric portion 5U of a slide fastener designated generally as 5| which comprises teeth 52. Teeth 52 of slide fastener 5| are shaped and spaced for complementary engagement with the teeth 32 of slide fastener 3|, a slide closing member 53 (Fig. 4) being provided for engaging and disengaging the teeth. A tongue and socket (not shown) provide means of conventional construction for positioning the two slide fasteners 3| and 5| for engagement or disengagement of their respective teeth by the slide closing member 53. When the slide fasteners 3| and 5| are disengaged, the slide member 53 is carried by the slide fastener 5|.

Fig. 9 shows the two pockets 30 and 40 in en gagement with each other being held in this p0- sition by the mutually engaging slide fasteners 3| and 5| respectively.

Fig. 10 shows an alternative form of fastening means comprising opposed rows of spaced snap fasteners 69 and 6| which are used instead of the slide fasteners 3| and 5|.

Fig. 11 shows a further alternative form of fastening means comprising a row of hooks 62 engageable with eyes 63 and Fig. 12 shows a row of buttons 64 in engagement with button holes 65.

In operation, the end or tail portions 2| comprising the pockets 30 are positioned within the larger pockets 49, and the slide fasteners, or other fastening means within the pockets are brought into engagement in the usual and appropriate manner. This results in a jacket with sleeves 10, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. To convert the garment back into a stole, the fastening means are simply unfastened, and the garment may again be worn as a stole, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

4 As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A garment comprising a portion to cover the back of the wearer, portions extending therefrom to cover the shoulders of the wearer, and portions extending from the shoulder portions adapted to hang down at the front of the wearer and having lower end portions, the back portion having a lower edge, pockets at the lower edge of said back portion adapted to receive the lower ends of the front portions and means to detachably fasten said ends within said pockets to form arm sleeves.

2. The combination of claim 1, said means comprising fastener means within the pocket and complementary fastener means in said ends, and pocket means on said ends to conceal the fastener means thereon.

3. The combination of claim 2, said garment having an outer fur layer and an inner lining and said pockets being located between the fur layer and lining.

4. An elongated stole type garment comprising tail portions havingpockets therein and having further pockets disposed intermediate the tail portions said further pockets being adapted to receive said tail portions. fastening means clisposed in said pockets of said tail portions, and further fastening means disposed in said intermediate pockets and engageable at will with said fastening means disposed in said pockets of said tail portions.

5. An elongated stole type garment having end Y posed intermediate said ends and intermediate said outer covering and said lining and adapted to receive said end portions; and further fastening means disposed in said last named pockets and detachably engageable at will with said iirst named fastening means.

6. A garment as in claim 5 in which all of said fastening means are disposed in a normally concealed position within said pockets.

7. A garment as in claim 5 in which said further pockets disposed intermediate said ends. each has an opening adjacent to the same edge of said garment.

8. A garment as in claim 5 in which each of the fastening means is secured to a strip of fabric secured within one of the pockets.

MAX KOCH.

Name Date Schoch et al. Dec. 8, 1903 Number 

